Good Day!
I am a Filipino college student and I'm currently taking up Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry. I am planning to take up my master's and doctor's degree in Stanford university. I would like to ask the requirements to be completed for me to be admitted in the said university. Would it be difficult for me to be admitted with the fact that I came from a Philippine school? If it would be difficult, what school will recommend? Thanks.
2006-11-30 22:05:07 · 4 answers · asked by Rhy 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
keep in mind that as a foreign student you not only have to meet the requirements for being admitted to the university but also to get a visa. The first not necessarily gets you the second, it just allows you to apply for one.
Anyway, if you want to get a masters and PhD your web search skills and initiative should be developed enough to find web pages like this: http://www.stanford.edu/dept/gradadmissions/. I found it in less than 30 seconds. For Stanford you will need very good grades. You need to take a GRE exam. You will need to take a TOEFL exam. I would definitely recommend contacting somebody there whose lab you are interested to join to get more specific information. If you have somebody there who would like you to join their lab that can help. Ask questions only which show that you done your research and know why you want to go there. "I think that you are a wonderful person and I am deeply interested in biochemistry whatever kind" won't cut it. Those letters are a dime a dozen. Make sure you know about the specific research and ask intelligent and specific questions.
For your visa you will need to show that you have the financial means for the time you study, either by personal funds (or somebody like your parents guaranteeing you those funds) or a scholarship. This can can come to about $30 000/year.
2006-12-01 00:50:56 · answer #1 · answered by convictedidiot 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The fact that you are Philippino will not make it any harder for you to get into Stanford.
The fact that it is Stanford will make it hard for you to get in.
There are two questions you need to think about. The first is -- are you qualified to get in. The second is -- given that you are qualified, what are your chances of actually getting in.
To be qualified, you need to have or be near completion of an undergraduate degree. You should have a very high GPA (e.g., 3.8 or better). You should have very high GRE scores (e.g., 780 or better in the important areas). As a foreign student, you should have a high TOEFL score. You need excellent letters of recommendation.
Given that you are qualified -- then I give you a one in ten chance of getting admitted. Your chances increase if you have something interesting about you (like you have a published paper or have a Nobel Prize winner writing a letter for you).
To illustrate this point -- let me relate my experience. I have a PhD from Berkeley in Finance. When I applied, there were over 260 applications to the program. Only nine were accepted (the next year applications were up -- and only four were accepted). Let's assume that 90 of the 260 had excellent qualifications -- that means only one in ten qualified students got in. I had several things going for me -- including having done graduate work in economics, business and mathematics elsewhere and having a recommendation from a well known financial economist.
Stanford had more applicants that year and accepted fewer students. I was rejected by Stanford.
The lesson here? Have a backup plan.
2006-12-01 01:19:19 · answer #2 · answered by Ranto 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the ideal factor you're able to do is to envision out their graduate admissions internet site and get a itemizing of needs. maximum in all threat they are going to require right here: - Transcripts from previous universities (with an genuine English translation) - GRE rankings - TOEFL rankings - strategies - Essays and/or fact of objective - financial fact for F-a million visa purposes (you will choose a F-a million visa in case you're a worldwide student) pass to their internet site and/or touch the admissions workplace for the Biochemistry branch and assemble this expertise.
2016-12-13 17:54:17 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you've got the internet, visit stanford.edu and look up what their admissions requirements are. Not hard to do. I would also recommend calling or emailing someone in the admissions office (NOT some random person in the department!) to ask specific questions about the requirements or the program. The people in the admissions office of the school you want to attend are always going to be the best source of information on that school's policies.
2006-12-01 07:35:48 · answer #4 · answered by supercheesegirl 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋